The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise. She once asked her father where the sun rose. Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea. She got very excited and she 1 her father to take her there, but he thought she was too 2 to go there.
One day, the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone without 3 anyone. She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there. 4 , there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it.
After her death, she 5 a beautiful bird and people called her "Jingwei". Jingwei hated the sea very much because it took away her life. The small bird 6 to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it.
From then on, Jingwei flew across the mountain and the Eastern Sea, carrying little sticks and little stones and dropping them into the 7 . Day after day, she never stopped.
The sea 8 Jingwei and said,"Stop doing that, poor little bird. It is 9 for you to fill me up."
"I'll fill you up no matter how hard it is,"replied Jingwei. The brave little bird 10 on doing this without taking a rest.
Now we often use the story to describe people who will not give up until they realize their dreams.